This is the information page for Play NC’s 2026 Parent & Kid 4v4 Wiffle Ball Tournament!
Parents can sign up to play Wiffle Ball with their 8-14 year old child, being placed on the same team as two other Parent / Child combinations in a blind-draw format. Sign up with your kid, get paired with two other Parents and two other Kids, make a team of six, and dominate a fun Wiffle Ball tournament!
What: Wiffle Ball tournament to raise money for a good cause!
Who: Any Parent / Child combination
When: Saturday, July 11
Where: Miracle League of the Triangle’s Durham location
How: We will be playing a “Blind-Draw” team assignment format, with all Parent / Child pairs signing up as a group and teams being randomly selected 1 week prior to the event.
- Teams will be equally weighted by Player Age, with all teams having approximately the same average age among team members.
- Teams will have 6 players on the roster, with 3 sets of Parent / Child groups on each team.
- We will play 4 Players in the field on defense and all players in the batting lineup on offense.
- We will follow general Durham Wiffle Ball rules, with some kid-focused exceptions.
- The “Blind-Draw” format will ensure teams are relatively fair and balanced, while giving kids a reason to play with a new group of friends.
Quirks about Parent / Child format:
- Teams will be made of 6 players: 3 Parents and 3 Kids
- Defense: Parents must play with Kids, so the 4-player Defense will be two sets of Parent / Kids.
- Offense: Teams must alternate Parent / Kid in the lineup, and the lineup may not have the same family back-to-back in the order.
- Games will be 3 Innings, plus possible extras:
- Each inning, one Parent / Kid pair will sit out, leaving the other two Parent / Kid pairs playing defense.
- If two Parents from one family want to play with two Kids, the pairs will be placed on separate teams.
- Fair? Debatable. Fun? Oh yeah.
- Parents are obligated to avoid the Kids.
- All normal fielder interference / obstruction rules are ignored if a Kid is involved.
- Parents are 100%, at all times, required to avoid any contact in the field with a Kid.
- If you ever get Out because you avoided colliding with a child, I will buy you a beer, in thanks.
Goal: Fill 8 teams with 24 kids and 24 adults who want to play Wiffle Ball, have a fun time, and help support local charities.
Game Schedule:
8 teams, double-elimination, up to 15 games, total.
- 10:00am: 1 vs 2
- 10:30am: 3 vs 4
- 11:00am: 5 vs 6
- 11:30am: 7 vs 8
- 12:00pm: L1v2 vs L3v4
- 12:30pm: L5v6 vs L7v8
- 1:00pm: W1v2 vs W3v4
- 1:30pm: W5v6 vs W7v8
- 2:00pm: Winner of 12:00pm game vs. Loser of 1:00pm game
- 2:30pm: Winner of 12:30pm game vs. Loser of 1:30pm game
- 3:00pm: Winner of 1:00pm game vs. Winner of 1:30pm game
- 3:30pm: Winner of 2:00pm game vs. Winner of 2:30pm game
- 4:00pm: Winner of 3:30pm game vs. Loser of 3:00pm game
- 4:30pm: Championship Game: Winner of 4:00pm game vs. Winner of 3:00pm game
If you would like to register you and your kid for the tournament, please CLICK HERE!
We offer discounts for volunteer Umpires and Field Attendants, so I hope you’ll consider both playing the game and helping us run a great event for the kids! More details soon, thanks for checking it out early!